Great Dredge Arrives in Bridgeport Harbor
A mammoth dredge bought by Bridgeport Dredge and Dock Co arrived from Erie last week and was beached at the lower harbor to install 20 by 30 timber supports. The 2100 foot long, 40 foot beam vessel is said to be the largest and most powerful of its type in Bridgeport. Dredge No 2 features a 12 foot dipper bucket, 18 foot turntable, 30 ton boom and bucket, a wood hull with watertight twin bunkheads, a centralized lever control system, its own electric lighting plant, pumps, and two 4000 gallon water tanks to feed the hullers.
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Erie Catal
Bronx Towing Company
Indictments Expected From Hartford May Term
United States District Attorney Edward L. Smith to present a grand jury in Hartford for May term indictments. Names published include Barbe of Bridgeport for altering and passing federal banknotes, Germany of Bridgeport for illegal stills and violating the Volstead Act, Dagruttola of Stamford for impersonating an internal revenue officer, Diderka of Bridgeport for illegal stills and Volstead Act violations, Denais of Bridgeport for altering raising and passing Federal Reserve notes, and Vagavolgyi of Bridgeport for maintaining a still and violating the Volstead Act. Additional cases to be considered in Hartford today.
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Moy
United States
Edward L. Smith
New Haven
Joseph Barbe
Bridgeport
Joseph Germany
Joseph Dagruttola
Stamford
Internal Revenue Officer
John Diderka
Ormond and
Mary Denais
Federal Reserve Bank
Ambrose Vagavolgyi
Presidential Row Ready for Clinton? Actually Climax Noted
Presidential Row in Chicago prepares for the June 8 nominating drive with Republican and Democratic headquarters lining two Michigan Boulevard hotels connected by a tunnel. National and regional offices open, including Lowden and Wood camps, Hoover, Palmer, and a Liberty League presence, as conventions approach. Will Hays plans heavy involvement as committees plan moves to convention sites and post convention offices.
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United States
Michigan Boulevard
Republican National Committee
Democratic Committee
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Wood
Lowden
Herbert Hoover
A. Maitchen Palmer
National Personal Liberty League
Edwards
New Jersey
Hiram Johnson
Miles Poindexter
Cooldge
Massachusetts
Coliseum
Republican Committee
Will H. Hays
Democratic National Committee
Homer 8. Cummings
Grand Central Palace
New York
British Jews Demand Home in Palestine After Mandate
In Leeds on May 18 British Jews urge Britain to honor its promise of a national home for Jews in Palestine. Zionists warn Arab claims could block emigration and statehood, pledging funds to relocate Jews from Britain Poland and elsewhere and to address the Arab question with justice but insist on a Jewish national home in Palestine.
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Palestine
J. E. Geller
England
Poland
Arabia
Mesopotamia
Untt
Leeds
Eng
To Your Tents, O Israel The Acid Test Of Civilization
A quotation on fear and Jewish civil status warns that abandoning the Jewish problem to a future age signals civilization’s failure. The speaker insists the issue tests humanity. The passage urges active responsibility rather than retreat.
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Israel
New Citizenship Law Passed in the Philippines
Manila May 17 The Philippine citizenship bill passed by the last legislature has been signed by Governor General Harrison. A section granting citizenship to Orientals must be approved by the U S President to become law. It would let Chinese and other Orientals domiciled in the Philippines gain citizenship but bar Chinese labor importation. Labor scarcity in sugar cane and rice fields fueled past attempts to allow Chinese laborers, which have failed.
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Manila
P. L
Harrison
United States
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Mexican Policy and American Views on Carranza's Fall
A dated analysis argues Mexico remains a volatile frontier with a largely indigenous population and vast land ownership. it warns U S policy must be pragmatic, not romantic, as Carranza departs and a new approach is needed to maintain stability and order.
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Neisher
Carranza
Brazil
Turmoi
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